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单词 upend
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•end /ʌpˈɛnd/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to set or put (something) on end:The car was upended in a ditch.
  2. to defeat in a competition:upended their opponents.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
up•end  (up end′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
  2. to affect drastically or radically, as tastes, opinions, reputations, or systems.
  3. to defeat in competition, as in boxing or business.

v.i. 
  1. to become upended.
  2. to place the body back-end up, as a dabbling duck.
  • up- + end1 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
upend /ʌpˈɛnd/ vb
  1. to turn or set or become turned or set on end
  2. (transitive) to affect or upset drastically
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